The lemon tree produces a pointed oval yellow fruit. Botanically this is a hesperidium, a modified berry with a tough, leathery rind. The rind is divided into an outer colored layer or zest, which is aromatic with essential oils, … See more

The lemon, like many other cultivated Citrus species, is a hybrid, in its case of the citron and the bitter orange.
Lemons were most likely first grown in northeast India. The origin of the word lemon may … See more